The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-27

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a aiI not as means of expeniing suspus revenues
naltbongh their existence removes all excuse ;,r n
failure TO pass It. The bill was pIopos d beo:e Inc
even a, su5Gias existed 1t should become law
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inlteracy grows with the country am! keeps full
ppS Pee WIN JUS increase in population The increase
OF populations adds continually TO the nm har Who
require attention, while the means of education sre
hos ahn cannot, and therefore will not be proyideti
mnnout temporary assistance from the funds Of the
nnslon. inc temporary aid proposed in the bill
should have been given at once upon the cloge OF
dhs war TO bestow it now is but to provide Icing
ueIeried obgation. the neglect ofwhich has already
greatly enhanced the grave perils to the nation
VINO shall estimate tie evil consequence which will
s US from continuance of that low and un.
fortunate motEe:h ;od which, ld,r the influence
OF llliteracy and ignorance is nav bearing one.
iourth OF tie children Of the republic If there can
be no sentime Mt of patriotism which can STIR II. 70
action, the instinct of self preservation which con
Iers certain degree OF wisdom upon even brutcs
delay. 'N' S'''- ~
obs AND ENDS IN CONGRESS.
Bllls were introduced iii the senate TODAY by
Mr. Ransom, for public building at Ashe-
vile, N, O., to cost $1a0.Co0. and by Mr..
100000.
Mir, Davis. from the committee on pensions,
reported bill to place the name of Mrs. Logan
widow OF General John A. Logan on the pen
sion roll at the rate OF 1900 year, and asked
for its immediate consideration
Mr.. Perry objected, and the bill was placed
Oh the calendar.
Mr.. Davis also reported bill to increase
pension OF Mrs. Blair widow OF General Frank
dar.
Mr.. Edmunds asked that the postal tele-
graph bill, introduced by him, be taken from
the table and referred to the postoffice COM
mittee. He had intended, he said, to have
submitted some brief observations on the bill
but Trusting to the zeal and fidelity which the
postoffice committee had hitherto shown in
favor OF some such measure, he thought he
could safely send it without any
preliminary observations, trusting that it
would be very speedily reported, when it could
be discussed: The bill was so referred as
well as bill ON the Game subject introduced
by Mr.. Cullom.
THE MoRMoNs AND GOVERNMENT.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Call yesterday
to print in the Congressional Record the me-
mortal of the constitutional convention of
Utah was called up by that gentleman, who
asked that it be now adopted.
MIR. Edmunds preferred that the resolution
be referred to the committee on territories,
which now had jurisdiction of the subject.
MIR. Call argued that it was due to a COM
munity of 100000 people to have its views fair
ly presented. lie understood that less than
three per cent of these people were guilty of
the practices, on the assumption of which the
objection of the senator from Vermont was
based. He would now read the memorial to
insure its publication i'll the Record and to
show that there was nothing Objectionable i'll
it. He thereupon read the memorial. He
added that the senator from Vermont knew
that there was nothing III the memorial disre-
spectful to congress, and that there was no
reason, in right or justice, why tho senate
should refuse to hear petition of 100000
American citizens.
Mr.. Edmunds thanked the senator from
Florida for his gratifying illusions 70 him
They We're worthy of him, (CalD and he trust
ed that he (Edmunds) could bear them. He
certainly had not questioned the sincerity of
the senator from Florida, for he (CalD had
stood behind this polygamst hierarchy every
time that it had any interst to advance or any
wholesome legislation to resist. He had done
so with great deal of ability and considera-
BILE zeal. He could give the senator praise Of
being absolutely sincere i'll standing by that
body of persons through thick and through
thin-come good, come evil-and lie
expected that the senator would continue
to do so, and if, III process of time, Utah should
become state, and the United States consti-
tuition should be changed SO that one person
might be senator from two states, he had
no doubt that the senator from Florida would
be the first senator whom the Mormon hierarchy
would select
He (Edmunds) could produce and ask
to have printed in the Record other statements
showing the utter hypocrisy and CANNON of
that performance, and that it was mere trick
to get out from under the hands of congress
and from under the laws of the United States.
Everybody understood that, and he (EdmundS)
did not propose to vote for spending money in
order to print in the Record that sort of thing.
Mr.. Call said the senator from Vermont was
not more,sincere than correct in his statement
that he (CalD had stood behind the Mormon
nv 70 bod hal Mo g,
when the senator, with exquisite cruelty,
sought to punish innocent women and children,
but which he (CalD regarded as unconstitu-
tional, unfeeling and inhuman. The senator
had never heard him advocate corrupt judicial
tribunals, or packed juries, or the prostitution
of courts of justice. He (CalD had not even
expressed an opinion as to how he should vote
on the admission of Utah. That was a
question for future consideration.
He understood by the statement of reliable
citizens-republicans and democrats--that not
more that per cent of the population of Utah
favored polygamy, and that the young people
of the territory were unanimously opposed to
it and submitted conscientiously to the laws of
congress, the unreasonable details of which he
would not relate at present. He would hate
to see a vote given in the senate that would;
in any way, favor the admission of Utah az a
state until her people were really prepared to
establish a government where citizens OF all
denominations might reside i'll peace and be
protected. He did not want to see Utah ad
mitted with the weak promise that she would
abolish polygamy, without any evidence that
she would abolish the organization which gov
erned the Mormons with q rod OF iron and ex-
cluded other citizens living among them. He
would think it great calamity to have these
people put in position where they could
change their constitution at will and perpetuate
an organization hostile to liberty, and founded
OH pretended religious hierarchy.
Mr.. Paddock denied that the memorial rep
resented the wishes of 100000 people. The
whole population of Utah was only 100000, Of
which about 100000 were Mormons. AS to the
statement that not more than per cent Of the
Mormons were polygamists, he asserted that
they were all polygamists, so far as an lndorse-
ment of the doctrine was concerned, and the
belief that it was divine revelation.
Mr.. Blair moved that the senate proceed to
the consideration of the educational bill.
Mr.. Riddleberger created some amusement
by holding up in large printed pamphlet,
compiled by Mr.. Blair from speeches, memo
rails, ETC., on the subject, and protesting
against the senate being called to act upon
that as bill. He had himself voted for the
Blair bill last congress, and would vote for it
again, but he could not sustain it with such
preface and such commentaries.
Mr.. Blair made an explanation on the sub
ject, and, in response to other suggestions, said
he did not propose to pass the bill beyond the
usual courtesies of the senate, which would,
he understood, entitle every senator who de-